Thanks Alex for that filmography. Now it’s easier for me to track down Corman’s body of work. I think he’s an interesting director to watch because his movies tend to be both tounge-in-cheek and entertaining!

I don’t know if you know this and even if worth anything anymore (this being 2010 and all), but the last of the Poe Series, a film named The Haunted Palace, was a Poe story in name only and was actually based around H. P. Lovecrafts The Case of Charles Dexter Ward.
It’s just meaningful in a way that it makes Haunted Palace the first Lovecraft film adaptation (instead of Die, Monster, Die! wich also starred a very old Boris Karloff). And I do mean meaningful in a way that it interest me as a huge horror film/Lovecraft fan.

It’s true that most of these movies aren’t literal adaptations of the works of Poe; in fact ‘The Haunted Palace’ is almost entirely based off H.P. Lovecraft’s ‘The Case of Charles Dexter Ward’. As you might say, “I guess saying it was based off of Poe’s work gave it more marquee appeal.”

If you wondering which of these you should check out I recommend: The Raven, Tales of Terror, and The Masque of the Red Death. The Raven is jus mad funny. From beginning to end it’s entertaining. Seeing Vincent Price team with Peter Lorre and fight against Boris Karloff is jus awesome. Tales of Terror delivers with terrifying and sum fucked up stories. The last 2 are my favorite. Peter Lorre as the crazy drunk is great. “I’m genuinely dedicated to your destruction.” Masque of the Red Death is another great more symbolic and conscious film, like the story it’s based on. Vincent Price knows how to play the asshole well. I like how Roger Corman and the others who worked on the film took a short Edgar Allen Poe story and jus ran wild with it. Adding Beautiful women, violence, and comedy into it.

Yo James, Mike, Bootsy,and any1 else at cinemassacre. I would sincerely love to become a protege to you guys. Everything you guys do is great, even the fuck ups. I’m 28 and live in Illinois, but have employment, albeit part time. I would sincerely save money if you guys even gave me an inkling I could be an apprentice filmmaker/writer/producer/editor. Totally woould Love to take over as much of monster massacre as possible if you’d let me. Anyways, my email is [email protected] send me something. no1 else will….
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